Heritage photographs — the Fenelons

The Diary has just received some photographs from Elizabeth Adams (nee Fenelon), for our Heritage Photographs Collection.

The first one is of Elizabeth's dad Myles, his sisters Myra (Mary), Joan and Pan (Susan), and his parents Patrick — whom Elizabeth thinks worked for Nolans — and Susan (nee Byrne).



A second picture is of Myles Fenelon and another lad in front of he bridge, and Elizabeth has attached a copy of what was written on the back of the photo.





The third is a school picture, and Elizabeth thinks her dad is in the second row in the middle, fourth from left.



The Fenelons' house on Hillside, number seven.



Myles Fenelon with with his eldest sister Myra.

We really appreciate these, Elizabeth. Many thanks.

UPDATE: Annette Coyle (O'Connell) tells us that the writing on the back of the photo of the 'two lads' is that of her aunt, the late Anna May O'Connell, whose shop was where Brendan O'Connell's insurance business is located now. Hence the 'our backyard' reference.

UPDATE 2: Jim Collins notes: At 76 years I remember well Paddy Fenelon who worked for years in Nolans butchers. In the evenings he also was in charge of the ticket door on the local cinema; he was a strict man but he still would let us young lads in free to the pictures as we had no tickets. From 1950 he was also caretaker and key holder of the new tennis pavilion.

As for Myles I remember him so well with his lovely brown wavy hair. A real gentleman, every year in August there would be two weeks of dancing in a carnival marqee — Myles was a good dancer and always in demand for ladies choice. The fellow with Myles in the photo at the bridge is Jim Smyth, who went to England around 1950.